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功高蓋主

gōnggāogàizhǔ

ㄍㄨㄥ ㄍㄠ ㄍㄞˋ ㄓㄨˇ

Simplified 功高盖主

  1. 1lit. one's accomplishments overshadow the authority of the sovereign (idiom)
  2. 2fig. to be so influential that one rivals one's leader

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